Quality

Fonderia Augusta guarantees the traceability of its production batches and offers customers the possibility of monitoring their orders in real time. Fonderia Augusta works in accordance with a UNI EN ISO 9001 certified quality system, is included in RINA’s list of approved manufacturers and possesses the PED 97/23/EC and AD 2000-Merkblatt W 0 / A 4 product certifications. The entire manufacturing process of duplex and super duplex stainless steel castings, including in-house heat treatment, is qualified according to the NORSOK M-650standard. During the production process and in the final inspection stage,quality checks are performed to verify conformity to requirements.

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Quality checks

The main checks carried out on the castings are: Analysis of the chemical composition of the alloy processed (by quantometer) Visual and dimensional checks of the castings Non-destructive tests (PT / MPI / UT/ RX)

Internal Laboratories

Fonderia Augusta is equipped with in-house laboratories for checking quality and certifying materials. In our laboratories we directly perform the following tests:

Chemical analyses

Dimensional checks/marking

Leak and pressure tests

Non-destructive surface tests (MPI/PT)

All these tests and analyses are directly managed by the quality management system of Fonderia Augusta in accordance with ISO 9001 procedures.

External Laboratories

We work with external ISO 17025 qualified laboratories for the following tests:

Mechanical properties

Metallographic analyses

Volumetric checks (UT/RX)

Corrosion resistance tests

High temperature resistance tests

Creep resistance tests.

Traceability of the castings

Thanks to continuous dialogue with its customers, Fonderia Augusta has been able to anticipate an important need by offering a production batch traceability service. The communication of data in real time between production plants and our management system allows each customer of Fonderia Augusta to monitor the situation of their orders. By accessing a special reserved area on the website, customers can verify the stage of production, highlight any urgencies, keep track of the documentation of each order, download the quality certificates of materials and consult the updated Nickel and Molybdenum price charts.